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#1 Help Me ! » Point Gradient Form of a Straight Line » 2009-03-22 14:29:39

linlum
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Hi,
I have a question that I got from my maths teacher that pretty much says this:

Find the equation of the line with the gradient 2/3 (two thirds), passing through (1 2/3, -6) (one and two-thirds minus six).

All I know is I am supposed to use the point-gradient formula, but how is it actually done? As there are fractions when I substitute the numbers accordingly, I end up with 3y + 15 = 2x.

I get the feeling I've got the wrong answer...can someone please explain how I've gone wrong, and provide an solutions with an explanation on how to do it properly?


Thank you.

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